Among the acts was Long Beach singer-songwriter Vinnie Caruana, the former front man for two influential Long Island bands, I Am the Avalanche and The Movielife. He played an acoustic set at the tour's Acoustic Basement. Other notable acts on the bill included William Beckett, the former frontman for The Academy Is . . . , power-poppers Motion City Soundtrack, and Dayton, Ohio, rockers Hawthorne Heights.

As temperatures increased, many fans headed inside the Coliseum for cool air and shelter.

"I'm enjoying some of this air-conditioning instead of baking outside," said Dell Davis, 38, of Hempstead, who was escorting his niece Payton Heron, 15, of East Elmhurst and her best friend.

Fans weren't distressed by the light rain; many took the opportunity to remove their sweaty shirts and bask in the shower.